I love my peach brick house, but i have NO idea what colour to paint!
I love the colour of my house... it's a peachy pink and I think it's very pretty. however, I also have a dark brown metal roof that is dominant in the front of the house over the porch, and siding. I have been delaying painting for years because i just cant figure out how to pick a colour for the siding, the trim and the door that will go with both the brick and the roof.
ideally my window trim will end up in a colour similar to BM Ranchwood CC500 - i have some windows in the back that are a similar shade and they look nice with the brick. if they dont, my world won't end, but it would be nice to have some synergy. the side and back of my house dont share the issues with the roofline being so dominant, so I'd be ok to have a different colour in the front if it made life easier. there are two different pics of the front so you can really see the khaki green it is now. i made the mistake of trimming the windows in dark brown to match the roof a few years back and i really dislike it.
help!!!
what would you do?
Comments (10)
houssaon
3 years agoHow about this? The Smokey Ash seems to match your window trim perfectly. I would go for a third color like Tate Olive to highlight details. I would paint your porch decking and the step treads a gray. Paint the risers white. Paint the ceiling of the porch (unless it is a natural wood) haint blue for a cheery and comforting feeling.
PROBeth H. :
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agobeautiful home.
doing shades of green is so expected w/this brick. want to step outside the box and make this old girl pretty again?
would you say the brick color is more pink like this? or is it more orange?
If it's actually pink like this, they gray tones work well.I'd refinish the wood on the porch. (or paint it Savory Cream)
paint the steps.
and choose one of these color combos. Any of these will work w/the brick. (oh, and do a nice bright shade for the front door)
I love this first one. pick 3-4 colors to use
If the brick has more salmon, then you can swing the pink toward the coral side.
a dark purple/plum for the front door would be pretty.
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chloebud
3 years agoThis pic has floated around here a lot. This sage would be great with your brick.
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Beth H. :
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agolooks like the Sabre Gray tone in my first color combo.
it's a sage/gray tone. I like it w/the cream color for the trim. and the cherry malt for the door color (or for the porch steps and railing
ShadyWillowFarm
3 years agoJohanna Delroy
3 years agohi all, the brick is more orangey than pink. my big concern is the contrast between the siding and the roof. Beth H, I'd love to make her pretty again! i feel like the dull khaki she is now is just dragging her down. adding the brown... the pretty orangey tone is lost. I'm wondering if I almost need to ignore the brick in the front and focus on the dark brown roof and just get the trim right? thoughts? here is a shot of the brick - its golden hour so it's a bit brighter than normal, but the tone is right.you can see the olive/ khaki against it. its ok.. .but add the dark brown of the roof and i just hate it.
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